Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The heads of state of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia are due to meet Monday in Khartoum, apparently to give a political leverage to the much debated Renaissance Dam, currently under construction on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day meeting between Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby Itno and the call of Chief Justice Georgina Wood for measured criticism of rulings of judges were some of the stories reported in the Ghanaian media this week.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The diplomatic spat between Nigeria and Morocco, culminating in the recall of the Moroccan ambassador to Nigeria overshadowed even the raging pre-election political activities in Nigeria this week.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The media in Zambia this week widely covered the illness of President Edgar Lungu, who fell ill on Sunday, 8 March, 2015, while officiating at the International Women’s Day celebrations at Heroes Stadium in the capital, Lusaka, and was forced to withdraw from the programme.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's "soothing" assurances that the Chibok Secondary School girls, abducted in April last year by Boko Haram insurgents, are still alive and will be rescued, as well as the continuing war against Boko Haram were the main stories in Nigeria this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 58th independence celebration on Friday, a maritime dispute with neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire and a demonstration against tribal bigotry were some of the major stories reported in the Ghanaian media this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to “fix” the perennial electricity challenges in his State of the Nation address and an announcement that Ghana has reached a deal with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), aimed at overcoming the country’s economic challenges, were some of the stories highlighted by the media this week.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the 14, 28 February, 2015, general elections, citing insecurity in the north east and the inability to have all the permanent voter cards distributed, the media in Nigeria have been awash with reports of heightened political activities and the war against Boko Haram.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge demonstration called by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to protest against the energy crisis that has adversely affected businesses, industries, offices and homes in Ghana and a shake-up at the presidency dominated the media this week.
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian media this week devoted large spaces to the arrest on Friday of former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who is accused of money laundering and complicity to commit a wrongful act, PANA reported from here.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The perspective for a government-opposition political dialogue, which follows an appeal from President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on 4 January, continues to dominate the Mauritanian media this week.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local press this week commented, among other issues, on the invitation of Zambian President Edgar Lungu to mediate in the South Sudan conflict as well as the expulsion from the party of 21 members of parliament by the former ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The never-ending energy crisis, riot at a prison that claimed one life after a fire outbreak and Ghana’s progress to the finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament were some of the stories reported this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The tearing down of billboards sponsored by Nigerian political parties for the 14 February elections in that country, arrest of several people allegedly involved in SIM box fraud and three major projects to significantly increase power generation in Ghana were some of the stories reported in the media this week.
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian media this week turned attention to the new government’s five-year programme for the period 2015 to 2019, presented to the nation Tuesday by President Kailash Purryag in which the government said “it will govern for the People with the People.”
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama’s state visit to Germany, where he argued for assistance for a multi-national force to defeat the Nigerian terror group, Boko Haram, and the arrest of 8 Nigerian pirates who hijacked an oil vessel were some of the stories reported in the Ghanaian media this week.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media are awash, this week, with stories on the campaign for the 14 February 2015 presidential election gradually turning into violence and mudslinging.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As Zambians go to polls next Tuesday to elect a new president, the local media this week focused on the polls, appealing to the nation to believe in the capacity of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to deliver peaceful, credible, fair and free elections.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With party primaries over and candidates emerged for the February general elections, the media in Nigeria are awash with stories of fever-pitch political activities across the country.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge fire that razed the warehouse of the Central Medical Stores of the Ghana Health Service, which stocks drugs and medical equipment for about one year for health facilities, and the suspension of the commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian media this week devoted a large part of their publications to various issues, including the General Policy Statement (GPS) presented by Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine to Parliament on Monday.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The second anniversary of President John Dramani Mahama's inauguration on 7 January and the jailing of a young Ghanaian woman in London for smuggling cocaine into the United Kingdom were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Last Saturday's national delegates' congress of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi, central Ghana, during which former president and founder of the party Jerry John Rawlings urged his wife to “return home”, were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week devoted a large part of their comments to an intense activity of sub-regional security and diplomacy, with the holding of the Summit of Heads of State and government for the “Nouakchott Process” held on Thursday and an extraordinary summit of Sahel G5 on Friday.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The National delegates’ congress of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) taking place on Saturday, 20 December and a court order banning strikes by workers in a dispute with government over their pension were some of the stories reported this week.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Several newspapers in Mali this week highlighted Wednesday's AFCON 2015 draw in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, where the competition will be hosted from 17 January to 7 February.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening problems of the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and reactions to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which saw Ghana make a marginal rise, made the headlines in Ghana this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The loud and highly politicised debate following the arrest of a woman in London with 12.5 kg of cocaine and steps to resolve the energy crisis in Ghana were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Thursday's invasion of the National Assembly by the police and the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2015 African Nations Cup (AFCON) finals in Equatorial Guinea dominated headlines in Nigeria this week.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The qualification of Mali's senior national football team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, after beating visiting Algeria 2-0 on Wednesday, received a major play in Malian newspapers this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 2015 budget presented to Parliament by Minister of Finance Seth Terkper and the media’s handling of the arrest of a Ghanaian woman in London for smuggling cocaine were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania this week devoted a large part of their comments to the arrest on Tuesday in the south-western region of Rosso of several militants of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery NGO.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the nation on 11 November laid to rest Zambia’s President Michael Sata, the local media called for unity and strength to carry on from where the late President Sata left.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's public declaration to run for a second term in office and Boko Haram's annexation of cities and villages were the main stories in Nigeria this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaian newspapers this week highlighted the completion of a US$1 billion gas project, which will use natural gas from offshore oilfields to generate electricity, and President Mahama’s meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local media in Zambia this week called on the nation to continue on the path of peace as the population mourn President Michael Sata who died on 28 October in London.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Accra, brouhaha over the “refusal” of the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, to be sworn in again following the absence of the president and vice president from the country and continuing labour unrests were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Politics dominated Tanzania's media coverage this week as the public started debating the proposed constitution and President Jakaya Kikwete announced 30 April, 2015, for a national referendum on the document.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Undoubtedly, the major event in Zambia this week was the death of President Michael Sata in a London hospital on Tuesday with the Zambian media appealing for unity and peace in a country which has lost its second president within six years.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A series of strike actions by Ghanaian workers and the launch of a book by Ghana’s boxing legend, Azumah Nelson, were some of the stories reported in the media this week.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The spotlight in local newspapers this week was on the commemoration of Zambia’s 50 years of independence on Friday, 24 October, with the media urging Zambians to remain a united nation and a beacon of peace.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The unfolding drama over President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid and the looming release of Chibok girls by Boko Haram were the major stories in Nigeria this week.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The election of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the opposition centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the third successive time to contest the presidential election in December 2016 and a strike by some public sector workers over pension investment were some of the stories reported in Ghana this week.
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